Humor and baseball will take center stage, along with thousands of college graduates, this weekend in Milwaukee. And you can follow it all through the Journal Sentinel's coverage, including a social media Storify that's already rolling to capture the good-byes, the celebrations and the nostalgic traditions.

Bill Cosby will be Marquette University's commencement speaker Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the BMO Harris Bradley Center. As part of the ceremony, Cosby will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree. Marquette University will livestream the ceremony, including Cosby's speech, at its website. The Journal Sentinel will pick up that feed and livestream it at jsonline.com Sunday at 9:30 a.m. | May 17, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Jim Rygiel's road to winning three Oscars started at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which the Kenosha native attended from 1973 to 1977.

In ceremonies Friday, Rygiel, who won a visual effects Oscar for each film in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was given the UWM Chancellor Recognition Award for having "demonstrated excellence." Earlier in the day, Rygiel met with UWM film students. | Nov. 9, 2013»Read Full Article

Milwaukee's Florentine Opera Company raised the curtain on its 80th season Friday evening, ushering in the season with a grand production of Verdi's "La Traviata."

"Traviata" is the tragic tale of a dying courtesan willing to give up everything for love. She is convinced by her lover's father to end the romance, but he relents at seeing his son's pain over the loss. The lovers reunite shortly before her death. | Nov. 9, 2013»Read Full Article

Paris, 1904. A 25-year-old German physicist walks into a bar, where he'll eventually be joined by a 23-year-old Spanish painter. Albert Einstein, meet Pablo Picasso, courtesy of Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile."